Bottle closure and method of producing the same



O. N. TEVANDER BOTTLE cLosURE AND'METHODOF PRODUCING THE SAME l Y f l l 6 few MW July v12, 192.7.

Patented ,July 12, l1927..

UNITED STATES` A' 1 .A.'1"'r=.NT- OFFICE. A

OLOE N. TEvANnER, OE CHICACC, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR To STANDARD A-cA1= a sEAL CORPORATION, `or CEICACO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION-or` VIRGINIA.

BOTTLE CLOsURE vANI) METHOD or PRODUCING TIIE SAME.

Application led March 3, 1927. Serial No. 172,402.

My invention relates to bottles and their closures and to a method of applying the closures to the bottles.l

Generally speaking, the bottle closure ofl ring portions. f

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the ring is formed of stringvvhichy is Wrapped around the bottle neck and Whose adjacent portions that are moved oppositely and circumferentially of the bottle are in lapping relation within a single patch of sealing wax or other cement which thus 'serves to hold the rin under tension to preserve the ring in tig t engagement with the ca skirt and therebyhold the cap skirt in` tig t'engagement. with the bottle neck.

The bottle neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, the ring being placed lbelow the enlargement of the bottle neck so that the cap can not be removed .since the y. ring is cemented to the cap skirt and because of thecementing of the ring to the cap skirt, the ring can not be moved downwardly `from the' cap skirt into a cap releasing position. The invention Will'be more fully explained in connection withthe accompanyi'n Adrawing in which Fig. 1 is a side view o a milk bottle and a cap applied thereto in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, .on a larger scale; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional vie of/the upper portion of the bottle.

The bottle 1 illustrated is one which is commonly employed for-containing milk or cap having a skirt 6 integral'therewith and Y which is tightly embraced by a ring 7 which ring, by reason of its tight engagement with the cap skirt, forces the cap skirt into tight engagement with the bottleneck. The ring, which is located below the bottle enlargement 2, is preferably non-metallic, being de- `sirably made of fibrous string. The adjacentl portions 7 of the ring are drawn oppositely and circumferentially to contract the ring tightly into engagement with the skirt of the bottle cap to apply this cap skirt tightly'against the bottle neck. These ring portions are desirably the ends of a section of string which is long enough to be encompassed about the bottle neck in the manner desired.

Sealing Wax or other cement, preferably a single patch thereof, is applied directly to ,the` lapping ring portions 7 and to the skirt it is applied in hot or fluxed condition and is allowed to cool and harden while lthe lapping` ring portions?" are drawn upon tlghtly oppositely and circumferentially to. hold the ring tightly contracted about the cap skirt so that, after cooling and harden- 75 of the cap. If the cement be sealing wait.-

ing, the wax serves to h0ld`said ring portions and preferably the entire ring under tension ori'n contracted condition to vmaintain the cap in firm assembly with the bottle. The ring being below the enlargement 2 of the bottle, and the single patch of sealing wax which is thus directly yapplied to the cap skirt and the adjacent ring portions being also below said enlargement, the cap Y' can not be removed from the bottle without detection, nor can the ring be`moved downwardly to a capi releasing position. For further protection, the single patch of sealing Waxlmay have impressed thereon a mark identifying the source of the milk. Having thus described my invention, I claim: i y

1. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; contracting a ring about the cap skirt by relatively moving adjacent portions therethe patch of sealing Wax cools to enable it to hold said ring portions in ring contracting relation.

2. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; contracting turing about the cap skirt by relatively moving adjacent portions thereof oppositely and circumferentially; placing a patch of hot sealing wax directly upon said ring portions and directly upon the portion of the cap skirt at these ring portions; and holding the ring portions in ring contracting relation while the patch of sealing Wax cools to enable it to hold said ring portions in ring contracting relation.

3. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing` a skirted cap over theV ring portions in ring contracting relation.

4. The method of sealing a bottle which consists in placing a` skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; contractinga ring about the cap skirt by relatively moving adjacent portions thereof oppositely and circumferentially;

placing a patch of cement directly upon said ring portions land directly upon the portion otl the cap skirt at these ring portions; and

holding the ring portions in ring contracting relation while the patch of cement hardens to enable it to hold said ring portions in ring contracting relation.

5. A bottle jwhose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the mouth ot the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring about. the cap skirt below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle, said ring having adjacent portions drawn oppositely and circumferentially and in lapping relation to hold the ring contracted; and a patch of cement placed directly upon said ring portions and directly upon the portion ofthe cap skirt at these ring portions and serving to hold these ring portions in ring contracting relation.

6. A bottle Whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring about the cap skirt below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle, said ring having adjacent portions drawn oppositely and circumferentially to hold the ring contracted; and a patch of cement placed directly upon said ring portions and directly upon the portion of the cap skirt at these ring portions and serv- .mouth of the bottle and about the bottleneck; contracting a .ring about the cap skirt by relatively moving adjacent portions thereof oppositely and circumferentially; and directly applying cement vto said ring portions and cap skirt.

8. The method of sealing a bottle Which consists in placing a skirted cap over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; contracting a ring about the cap skirt by relatively 'moving adjacent portions thereof oppositely and circumferentially; directly applying cement to said ring portions and cap skirt; and holding each of said ring portions under tension by its attachment to the cap skirt.

9. A bottle whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the mouth ot' the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring placed tightly about the cap skirt; and cement directly applied to adjacent portions of the ring and to the cap skirt adjacent said ring portions and taking p-art in holding said ring portions under tension, said ring being below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle.

10. A bottle whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the4 mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring placed tightly about the cap skirt and having one portion secured to the cap skirt; and cement directly appliedto an adjacent portion of the ring and to a portion of the .cap skirt adjacent this ring. portion and taking part in holding this ring portion under tension, said ring being below the enlargement at the mouth ot the bottle.

11. A bottle whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth ot' the bottle; in combination with a skirted cap placed ver the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring placed tightly about the cap skirt; and a patchlof cement directly applied upon adjacent portions ofthe ring and to the cap skirt adjacentv said ring portions, said ring being below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle.

12. Abottle whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the mouth of the bottle-and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring placed tightly about the cap skirt and having one portion secured to the cap skirt; and a patch of cementdirectly applied lupon an adjacent portion `of the ring and to a'portion of the cap skirt adjacent this ring portion, said ring` being below the enlargement at the mouth of the bottle.

13. A bottle whose neck is externally enlarged at the mouth of the bottle, in combination with a skirted cap placed over the mouth of the bottle and about the bottle neck; a skirt contracting ring placed tightly about the ca skirt; and a patch of'cement l0 directly app ied upon the ring andthe cap my name. oLoF N. TEVANDER. 

